James Wellford

Photo Editor

National Geographic

Location: New York / DC

Nationality: American

Biography: James Wellford is currently a Senior Photo Editor for Global Issues at National Geographic in Washington, DC. In the course of his career he has been the Editorial Director at Visura and a contributing photo editor at Foreign Policy,... MORE

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Solmaz Daryani in the current issue of Foreign Policy Magazine

james wellford

Jun 22, 2016

Iran's Lake Urmia once boasted flocks of flamingos and swarms of tourists eager to swim in salty waters that covered an area more than twice the size of Luxembourg. Today, it more closely resembles a desert.